GARDEN ROUTE DISTRICT CRICKET NEWS - In a frustrating four days from the viewpoint of the Six Gun Grill SWD team, bad light, rain and a leak in the irrigation system cost it a victory against the Mpumalanga Rhinos.
The contest ended in a draw on Monday, 8 November after bad light ruined SWD's chances for an outright victory.
The first day of the match was called off when the wet patch on the outfield that emerged that morning did not allow any play.
When play eventually got going on the second day the Rhinos, who were 142/5 at lunch, got of the hook and posted 311. SWD responded with 209 and thereafter started their fightback, dismissing the visitors for only 104.
Their run chase of 207 on the final day got well under way but at 166/2 after only 26 overs bad light had the final say.
The SWD opening pair, Blayde Capell (55 and 72) and Yaseen Valli (86* and 59), impressed with the bat.
Blayde Capell
Six Gun Grill SWD vs Mpumalanga Rhinos
RHINOS 1st innings 311 (80.2) (Alex Kok 90, Blake Schraader 46, Mohamed Yassar Cook 37, Jon Hinrichsen 34, Tumelo Koto 32, Liam Peters 30, André Malan 2/32, Sean Whitehead 2/48, Herschell America 2/51, Marcello Piedt 2/58).
SWD 1st innings 209 all out (60.4) (Yaseen Valli 86*, Blayde Capell 55, Sean Whitehead 30, Jon Hinrichsen 4/72, Alex Kok 2/26).
RHINOS 2nd innings 104 all out (38.1) (Glen Adams 21, Onke Nyaku 2/16, Herschell Amerika 2/16, Sintu Majiza 2/18, Marcello Piedt 2/39).
SWD 2nd innings 166/2 (26) (Blayde Capell 72, Yaseen Valli 59, Leus du Plooy 22*).
Match drawn.
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